The Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo) and Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) have announced a planned five-hour shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant on Monday, April 20, to complete urgent restoration works.
The shutdown, scheduled from midnight to 5:00 a.m., is needed to install a new Burner Management System (BMS) after a major fault completely damaged the plant’s controller.
The companies disclosed this in a joint press release issued today.
Background: Fault first reported April 15
This follows an earlier April 15 announcement notifying the public of the BMS fault at Atuabo.
According to GRIDCo and Ghana Gas, the fault resulted in “complete damage to the controller, necessitating its full replacement.”
Restoration now 90% complete
All enabling works toward replacing the BMS are about 90% complete, the release said.
The planned shutdown is the final step to complete installation of the new system.
GRIDCo and Ghana Gas assured the public that “all necessary technical and operational measures have been put in place to ensure the works are completed within the scheduled timeframe.”
Measures have also been put in place to “minimise the impact of the shutdown on consumers.”
The Atuabo Gas Processing Plant supplies lean gas to thermal plants in the Aboadze power enclave, making it critical to Ghana’s electricity generation mix.
The midnight to 5 a.m. window is typically a period of lower demand.
“We remain committed to maintaining a stable and reliable power supply,” the two companies stated. “We assure the public of our commitment to operational excellence and system reliability, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this necessary exercise may cause.”
The statement was signed by the Corporate Affairs Directorates of GNGC & GRIDCo.
Any extension beyond the 5-hour window could affect power generation at Aboadze.
GRIDCo has not issued a separate load management timetable, signaling confidence that contingency measures will hold.
